February 2020
Rational Interaction
CG Petsky Prunier Advises Digital Customer Experience Specialist Rational Interaction on Its Sale to Wipro
CG Petsky Prunier is pleased to announce that it has advised Rational Interaction, Inc., a full-service digital customer experience (CX) company., on its sale to Wipro Digital, the digital business unit of Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO).
Rational Interaction is a CX solutions firm that brings the strategic capabilities of a consultancy together with the creative and digital prowess of an agency. The firm thinks about ways to lift the overall customer experience from acquisition to advocacy and brings multi-disciplinary teams together to build comprehensive CX solutions. Rational Interaction addresses not just a singular ask from its clients, but also works to see how that ask connects into the broader range of touchpoints customers will experience throughout the buying journey.
Founded in 2009 by Selina Petosa, Joseph Debons, and DJ Wheeler, Rational Interaction is headquartered in Washington with more than 300 employees worldwide and offices in Seattle and Bellevue, as well as in Dublin and Sydney. Led by women, the company has become one of Washington state’s 100 largest privately-held companies with a roster of Fortune 50 clients
The acquisition will scale Wipro Digital’s offering for chief marketing officers (CMOs), connecting Rational Interaction’s ability to map and orchestrate the customer journey with Wipro Digital’s expertise in designing and building experiences at global scale. Rational Interaction helps brands create sustained CX program success, with core offerings that include strategic advising, customer acquisition, and customer lifecycle management. This expertise in digital marketing and experience management complements Wipro Digital’s capabilities across digital engineering, architecture, and design. Rational Interaction’s deep CX expertise combined with Wipro’s global scale and industry will provide companies and their CMOs with the comprehensive digital programs and journeys needed in today’s customer-centric world.
Wipro Digital, the digital business unit of Wipro, collaborates and iterates with clients to deliver customer-centered digital transformation. Working at the intersection of strategy, design, and technology, Wipro Digital derives insight, shapes interaction, drives integration, and unlocks innovation for its clients. The business unit applies Customer Journey Engineering to create extraordinary experiences for global brands, businesses, and their customers at scale.
Wipro Limited is a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company. The company harnesses the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics, and emerging technologies to help its clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to sustainability, and good corporate citizenship, Wipro has more than 175,000 dedicated employees serving clients across six continents.